Swiss firm Daluz Gonzalez Architekten has set a nest-like terrace into the roof of an angular house it has completed in a forest near Basel, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Faceted house by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten features nest-like roof terrace
Herzog & de Meuron, Studio Gang and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the star-studded list of architects in the running to design a new campus for London's Royal College of Art. More about Herzog & de Meuron and Studio Gang on shortlist for new RCA campus
This concrete summer house by Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk stands among pine trees in the seaside resort of Mar Azul near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More about Luciano Kruk adds board-marked concrete holiday home to seaside resort near Buenos Aires
Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September's edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow). More about Menu to launch minimal Modernism Reimagined collection at Maison&Objet
People's Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China's Shanxi province (+ slideshow). More about Stacked shipping containers form temporary pavilion by People's Architecture Office
Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has converted an ageing Montreal industrial facility into a modern restaurant featuring a fire pit and original details, such as exposed concrete columns and red brick (+ slideshow). More about Appareil Architecture transforms old Montreal factory into contemporary restaurant
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco's downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners reveals new images of Oceanwide Center skyscrapers for San Francisco
World Heritage Corb: a 1930s apartment building in Paris designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, intended to afford residents a contemporary lifestyle, is among his projects recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). More about Le Corbusier's Immeuble Molitor provides residents with "sky, trees, steel and concrete"
Comments update: New York's luxury construction boom continues to spark debate, as readers react to Elizabeth Diller's warning that supertall towers are damaging the city. More about "New York is all about the excitement of exuberant high rises"
Swiss architect Jacques Herzog has declared his support for plans by the Chinese government to curb the number of flamboyant and "weird" buildings in the country. More about I understand why China is banning "weird" architecture, says Jacques Herzog
A Tesla Model X has safely driven its owner to a hospital, after he activated the car's auto-pilot function following a potentially fatal blood clot. More about Tesla auto-pilot feature successfully brings driver to emergency room
A vessel said to be the world's largest aircraft has left its hangar for the first time, in preparation for a test flight (+ slideshow). More about World's largest aircraft "the Flying Bum" prepares for first flight
Architect Ben Derbyshire has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about HTA Design architect Ben Derbyshire elected as next RIBA president
Snøhetta has won a competition to design the headquarters of Banque Libano Francaise in Beirut, the firm's first project in Lebanon. More about Snøhetta designs Beirut bank featuring chequerboard walls and rooftop gardens
Architecture firms Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been selected to design the first buildings at University College London's proposed Olympic Park campus, which is set to include a major new school of design. More about Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to design UCL's Olympic Park campus
Designer Olalekan Jeyifous has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow). More about Designer Olalekan Jeyifous imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos
The demand for stylish home accessories with built-in induction charging is set to boom according to London studio Blond, which has created a portable cylindrical speaker that comes with a wireless charging tray (+ slideshow). More about Blond designs wireless charging station for speakers and digital devices
Architecture studio MAPA has revealed the latest project from its prefabricated building company Minimod, a pair of factory-made houses at an estate surrounded by mountains in Brazil (+ slideshow). More about MAPA builds two prefabricated houses in Brazilian mountain landscape
Rio 2016: American artist Anthony Howe has designed a large kinetic sculpture to heighten the impact of the modest-sized cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic games (+ movie). More about Diminutive Rio 2016 cauldron complemented by massive kinetic sculpture
Construction is almost complete on a new contemporary art museum in California by US studios SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, featuring a massive white aluminium canopy supported by skinny white columns (+ slideshow). More about California art museum by SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson set to open in November